Last weekend, Dave and I managed a miniature escape with my parents aboard Dad's great project, the Beatrice Helen.
For brevity, I will rely on the photos to recount the excursion.
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Embarking with the last minute details... |
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Motoring out of Flander's Bay, towing the Luna Sea- just in case |
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Off of Schoodic Point. Still. No. Wind. F/V Barbara Jean off the Starboard. |
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Hooking up with Slugger (Captain) & Bio-Dad (sternman) |
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Kitchen comedy: turns out the pots were too small for the contents: so we returned the lobsters. |
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Shore excursion to Schoodic Island |
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Home to mink. (Scat identification is one of Dave's many fine qualities) |
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Driftwood & Detritus |
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Resting place. |
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Bleaching. |
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The Beatrice Helen abides. |
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Rugosa hole. |
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Hips & buoy |
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Three on the strand. |
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Cormorants: Chaos in migration. |
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Heft. |
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Salt. |
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Plunder. |
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Competitive walking stick collecting. |
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Pushing off the seawall. |
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Supper time. Schoodic salt in the blue bowl on the table. |
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Mid-morning on Sunday- Dave, a Pile of Sleep in the Aft Cabin. |
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Sights & Seers. |
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Table-top. |
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Back on the mooring. Proof I was there too!: |